Stop the Traffik

Jesus said this- some have called it His mission statement-

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour."

It can be read in two ways, both equally valid, firstly that He came to bring good news to the spiritually poor, proclaim freedom from sin and release those oppressed by it, and secondly more literally. Jesus came to preach good news to poor people, to physically heal the suffering, proclaim freedom for those who are wrongly imprisoned and literally release the oppressed.
As Christians we should be sharing the same vision and doing all we can to uphold it...
Today in the world 2-4 million people a year are trafficked (taken into slavery), for sexual exploitation, sweat shops, child brides, circuses, sacrificial worship, forced begging, sale of human organs, farm labour, domestic servitude. Many of these are children who are often bought and sold for as little $20. In fact there are more enslaved people in the world today than when Parliament abolished the trade in 1833. Something must be done. Join and support the Stop the Traffik campaign (www.stopthetraffik.org), write a letter to your MP, only eat fairtrade chocolate, raise awareness amongst your friends and family- there are so many little things we can do that can make a difference one person at a time. Don't be indifferent.
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says this of the campaign;
"I believe that the Stop the Traffik Coalition has the potential to provide significant impetus to the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking"

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People should not be bought and sold

STOP THE TRAFFIK